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M5.0 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2025-08-04 11:37:32 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 43.0 km
Source: EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA on August 4, 2025 at 11:37 UTC. With a focal depth of about 43 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

383e06a9971ba7627d7923eedc08b4a8ea66d5e8

Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

43.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-04 11:37:32 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

51.70560, 159.39570

Temperature

14.4°C

Depth profile

Shallow

43 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk152.1 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy159.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Mutnovsky

Distance: 116 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Visokiy

Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Asacha

Distance: 129 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
Gorely

Distance: 132 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours32

First 72 hours98

Strongest subsequent eventM6.5

M4.72025-08-04 15:01:53 UTC101.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-04 17:49:36 UTC9.9 km144 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.12025-08-04 17:49:37 UTC16.1 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92025-08-04 17:49:37 UTC16.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82025-08-04 18:27:33 UTC73.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42025-08-04 18:27:36 UTC75.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-04 18:49:15 UTC79.2 km147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82025-08-04 18:49:21 UTC88.6 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-04 18:49:21 UTC89.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72025-08-04 18:52:34 UTC91.1 km169 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92025-08-04 18:52:37 UTC91.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72025-08-04 18:52:37 UTC90.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#325

Earlier events M≥4723

Earlier events M≥5407

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC105.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC108.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC105.7 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC68.8 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC68.8 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

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